Vulnerability · Published Aug 12, 2022 · Assigned by JetBrains

CVE-2022-38180

Medium 5.3

In plain English

A medium-severity improper authentication in Ktor from JetBrains. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.8% (higher than 55% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.8%top 44.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In JetBrains Ktor before 2.1.0 the wrong authentication provider could be selected in some cases

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Mavenio.ktor:ktor2.1.0GHSA-hccx-cg4v-hrjx

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
JetBrains Ktor 2.1.0 – before 2.1.0

Weakness: CWE-287 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References